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Fellow German side Wolfsburg and Rafa Benitez's new club Napoli are also reportedly interested in signing the midfielder. But he is keen on a move to the Premier League to learn his trade under Arsene Wenger.

"Arsenal play a very attractive brand of football and are in the Champions League," he added.

"They also have a very clever manager in Arsène Wenger. Even when Bayern beat them in the last Champions League [on aggregate] you could see they are not pushovers."